Saturday, August 11, 2007

Collective Bargaining For TSA Employees

I am new to blogging so forgive the first few until I get the hang of it. TSA was created by Congress with taxpayer money so as taxpayers you should definitely have a say. In order to have a say you have to know. I am here to let you know what really goes on with TSA.



I picked collective bargaining as my first entry because it is one of the most recent issues. Everyone wants to be safe on the plane just as everyone wants to drive a safe car. TSA is window dressing that is trying to be security. Don't get me wrong TSA has been trying hard and you do get some amount of security but for the money we pay it should be better. Everyone knows to have a good product you have to have good people making it. TSA has good people but such bad management that the good people and ultimately the product suffers.



TSA employees only want the same protections that every other Federal employee has. TSA employees suffer from constant changes in policies that should have been set in stone when TSA was developed. Now the naysayers state that collective bargaining will hurt and hinder security. Those naysayers happen to be the people who benefit the most from the complete power, no oversight and no laws to follow enviroment that Congress gave them.



For the naysayers, TSA employees on the front lines want set policies regarding things like overtime pay, FMLA protections, ADA protections, EEO protections, leave policies that don't change monthly, privacy protections, disciplinary protections and most importantly protection from retaliation. Those things don't hinder security they make it better. TSA employees don't have those basic rights. Some of them like FMLA and EEO are granted but not followed and there is no recourse for TSA not following the laws. TSA created its own EEO, if that is not the crazy runing the asylum then I don't know what is.



Let these employees walk into work and know what is going on. TSA says they need flexibility to hire and fire well they certainly have it that now. Unfortunately, TSA is abusing that flexibility and what do you do when someone abuses their power????? You take it away from them. Collective bargaining would put in the checks and balances that Congress in their haste left out. TSA employees need recourse for the actions taken against them. If Congress wants to allow TSA to have full rights and powers and not adhere to basic federal laws then at least give the employees an chance to challenge those powers when they are being abused.



Any readers out there that have any politically influence (and that is everyone who votes) look into the collective bargaining debate and decide for yourselves then take a stand. Poor morale leads to poor work product and poor employees. Speak up for better security.

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